Egypt vs Iran: Global primary energy use by source
Egypt
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
0.1039 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
70th
Iran rank
67th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.1039 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 0.1039 terawatt-hours.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 70th and Iran ranks 67th of 79 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0798 terawatt-hours | 0.0798 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Egypt or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.1039 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Egypt and Iran?
- 0.1039 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Egypt ranks 70th and Iran ranks 67th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.